Type-writing machine.



H. H. STEELE.

. TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 20, 1910. 1,052,020. Patented Feb. 4, 1913.

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A15 A'TTURNEY HERBERT rQrE E oFf1vmREmUs,:N'-Ew Yonxg ssxqnomio i E 51? I e WRITER COMPANY? 03 sYR Acjo'sE, 373w 31031;, 'x 'ooggoggnon m,

citizen of. the nited g'States; 'tindiresident' of Marcellnsfln the county of -Qnoindaga' and; state; of, New York, have invented? Qer'ta' n new .jusefnl Improvements. in. Types WhitingiMalehines'," of whi'ehihe following is a spe'ci'ficzition. 1 1

i rierinoper'zitive ,toqmo'v'e the 'ribbont to cover- ,the oriigitln 1 Therhetin dbjct ofjiiyinventiqn is tdpro o ide improved vdevic es of the class specified.

1 .Tothe' above and other ends myinjventlon- 1consists'inthe features-of construction;v com binations of devices and" ariangements of I fpartsl 1 fpoint'edjo it in the claims. 5 25A a Monarch ype'writing machine in the \a'ei mehterypl n'lviet 45 einbodinient ar y ihvention. of' 'the mac stencil wan; is'heingdone -ein aftei" described and-perticnl'a ly' My inve tion is illustrated appliedto 'c'onipanying rawings wherein;-

7 g-my in'secti'on andfcorrespohd ing tofFigt but showingsom'eoof the parts @infdifiere' nt relationships froin Ytho's'efinfwhichpthey appearfidsaid Fig. 2'.'

=Fi'gL' t is View 'ip'artly; in. verticelfsection .sh -wing sortie of} the ribbon feeding ginecht; :nismf'and .spruj'e, ,(ifjthe ribbon; devices saidy dr'awn 'to tingenlarged scale. Figlhiskperspective View ofcrtaimof the hovel fibboii. devices employed; in: the: present each provided with fa jrfe'storing spring 5', are

pQ Iit on; the platen afi d fo-i simultzinoiis ly cutting out. the-mechanism r;- feedingtheribhm IQQQitudineHys that a there wil'l' 'benofwaste,of 'thei'rihhonfwhenl Figure 1 is 'a'fraginefit'ry vertical front; I itorear section 1 ViBW '0f so much' of the 1mg, (chine si's is fne ssaryto illustrate my inven-f v g planview partly'in*h0rizontalisection oflthe" ribbon feeding mcha nism"1nd 1j'i-bhon-\devices. Fig. ,3 is a frag ne 'cornprisesa base '1; corned- 'posts' 2 and a. top-plate '3. vKey levers; 1 f9 o theinajchinei 5 1eontrollahle hyfescapement devices 'c0mpris-- ing a toothed fescapement wheel 10 and co' yhorizontgLgrm-of the dog ro'cker 13 is con:

extending transversely-I beneath the set of the e'sca p'ment fmec hanisni.

ticals aft inolinted on the top plate ztn'd ifnlu gs 24 .de pending' from the top plate; Asshownin Figs, "13116.2 each ,sliaft'QS carbeztrs tugs 28 depending "from the top 'plate." .The pinions 26: are spaced apart on time istdapted to'mesh with its associate provided for rau tomat-ically shifting the shaftQ'Z longitudihally back and forth so as toieonneetl'withthe ribbon sp ols alternately th ough the fiinions 26 and connected parts.

.ethus reversin 'thedirection of longitudinal Teed;of,- the.r1hbon.' The driving or power in such-n way-as-to receive rotary motion her'efiioni; the connections including a (i gihhet wheel 29vloose1y mounted on a shaft SOof'the spring drum. A spring pressed jfifilfil pivoted on the s ring drum casing .tuii s to draw the carriage-in-pt'inting direc nctedby a llink il5 -with is, universal bar fna r ne 16 17111011 carries"e'juniversl'ban l7 Qt-he shaft 27, so that only one Oftherfi'otif shiift27, isconnectedmwith' the spring drum" u ie i t Omit-few Q 4 v Th ei moveipents of the canv jriagefandiplgtten in printing direction are loperating eseapemeglt dogs ll'and 12 sup- I ported at the top wo'f'theo, vertical arm of a 1, dog.carrier-or rooker13 pivoted at 14., .The- My nvention relates to ribhon'mechztmsm:

foiLt-ypewriting machines h-nd specia1ly .,t0 o

key levers 4 and. operative th ereby to-actnete;

'showndivided l'ongittidinallyintov fields-m l and Z). of idifiefrent eharacteristics,=jsuch :za-s

dl fierentlcolofs, although it to be under- I g stood that' ai plainlorpniform ribbon may be employed. The ribbon 18i's- Wound; on -1*1hhon spoolsv 19- horizontally;disposed; {oneo at each-side of the machineebovei the; top. L plate, and forwardfo'f the 'platenzf- Eachrilo bon s oo1is si1pported at the top of a -ver.- fg

carrying at its lower? endii beveled pinion t I 21' which "meshes with-e1 beveled pinion L22" carried att-he forward e n'dzo'fa horizontalfl r-earwardly extending shaft 23! which. bears rie's' at its rearflenda beveled pinion 25 which v,isfziclgpted-to mesh With a heyeled pinion 26 fixed to a. ibbon driting shztft 21 which pinion 25. Suit-able means are preferably 4 95,

eoiiiiects the ratchet-whee 2 9 and the spring I ,di'iiiiifso that the ratchet wheel is forced to tuvii with the spring drum when the latter] f or forked to coiiperate with grooves or slots tion.

During return movements of the carriage and spring drum the pawl 31 slides idly over the ratchet teeth. Projecting forward from the face of the ratchet wheel 2.) an'd in tegral therewith is a beveled pinion 32 which is adapted to mesh withabeveled pinion 33 slidably mounted on the driving shaft 27.

The pinion 33 is provided with a hub 34 e. 4

tending rightward therefrom and surrounding the shaft 27. The hub has flanges and 36, the left-hand flange 35 being formed with a circumferential groove 37. The right-hand flange 36 is provided with a notch which is constantly engaged by a finger 38 extending laterally leftward from a collar 39 fixed to the shaft 27. The gear is adapted-to beslid rightward-along the shaft '27 in order to break tlie connectimi between the source of power or the spring drum and thereby render inoperative the means for feeding the ribbon longitudinally. The finger 38 engaging the notched flange 36 maintains a constant connection between the gear wheel 33 and the power shaft 27 so that in both the operative and inoperative positions of the gear wheel it will turn with said shaft. 4 Q

The 'means for. moving-the gear 33 back and forth along the shaft 27 comprises a forked arm 40 which engages loosely in a groove 37 and is prov'ided with an angular extension or foot 4] riveted at 42 to a slidablo platform or plate 43. The left-hand end of the plate or member 43 is forked or bifurcated to engage with grooves 44 formed oppositely in the front and rear faces of the left-hand lug 28. The right-hand end por-' tion of the plate 43 is bent upright and perforated at 44 to engage the shaft 27which provides a bearing for the plate (Figs 3 to 5). Actuating devices for the arm 4.0 and plate 43 comprise a vertically disposed lever 45 of the first-order pivoted at 46 to the front face ofthe lug 28 and having-its.

lower end olf set forward from the face of the lug and engaging a notch, 47 in the lefthand portion or head of the plate 43. The upper end of the lever 45 is similarly offset forwardand engages in a notch 48 in the left-hand portion. or head 49 of a plate-like member 50, the head whereof is bifurcated 51 formed in the front and rear faces of the lug 28. The member 50 terminates at its right-hand end in a circular enlargement 52 which is bent vertically downward and is formed with a hole 53 which bears on the shaft 27 at the right of the bearing opening 44 in the plate-like member 43. said member 43 cotiperating with the shaft 27 between the part 52 and the collar 39. A planespring 54 is secured by a screw 55. to the righbhand face of Zrhe 111,9;28 and projects downward along s'ai 1 lug. being offset some what from the adjacent face thereof (Figs. 3

connect the gear to 5). Said spring 54 is formed with a hole 56 for the freepassage therethrough of the shaft 27. The lower end, portion of said spring engages in a slot 57 formed in the. member 43. Said spring 54 normally maintains the member 43 and connected parts in the normal relationship shown in Fig. 4. It will be understood that if the member 50 be pushed leftward, motion will be communicated therefrom through the lever 45 to the member 43 which will slide in the opposite direction or to the right and will, through the forked device .40, slide the beveled gear 33 rightward and disconnect it from the gear 32, as shown in F 3. This movement Will flex the spring 54 so that when the parts are released, said spring will restore them to nor mal position. which is determined by the engagement of the member 43 with the lefthand face of the lug 28. The means for thus moving the members 50 and 43 to dis- 33 will be presently described.

M i dway between the ribbon spools the ribbon 18 is threaded through slots in the head of a vibratory ribbon carrier or vibrator 58 (Fig. 1), said vibrator being vertically disposed and guided by an upright guide 59 securedto the top plate. The lower end of the vibrator which is or may be of the usual Monarch style is bifurcated and carries a cross pin 60 which is engaged by the slotted forward end of a horizontally disposed operating lever 61 pivoted at 62 to a lug 63 depending from the top plate. The rear arm of the lever 61 is formed with an arcuate horizontally disposed slot 64, the forward end of which terminates in a downward extension 65. The slot, it will be seen, comprises two angularly disposed" portions. Cooperating with the slot 64 is a pin 66 extending laterally from the top of a link 67, said link being pivotally connected at its lower end at 68 with the universal bar frame 16. A coiled spring 69 connects the links 67 and 15 and tends constantly to urge I the link 67 rearward about its pivot 68. The upper end portion of the link 67 is offset or bent forward and theoff-set portion is adapted to cooperate with a controlling device 70 whichis supportedon and actuated by the driving shaft 27. Said controlling member comprises circular faces 71., 72, 73

and 74 arranged side by side and connected together. The faces 71, 72 and 74 are concentric with the shaft 27 while the face 73 is eccentric thereto. The face 72 is the smallest'in diameter, the face 71 being larger than the face 72 and the face 74 still larger. The short radius of the eccentric face 73 equals the radius of the face 72 while the longer radius equals that of the face 71. The faces are adapted to coiiperate at diherent times with the link 67 to shift the latter and. vary the vibrating mechanism, said faces be- Q T70 and be'aringon the shaft 27 is a hub por which is forked and engages loosely inxthe f groove79. The upper end of said arm is V j ivardly extending 'pin. 82. The pin 82 is ena positioning memberor device "70, said ing' broughtinto operation by sliding themember -vb k nd forth alongthe shaft,

;27. Theconnect-ion between the member 70 and said-shaft comprises a pin extending dlaterally leftward from the member and "'slidably engaging with a'eollar 76 fixedly secured'to said shaft27 by a set screw' 7 Exte'nding rightward from; they member tiori '378 formedlwith a circumferential; groove 79-. This hub coiiperateswit'h menu: ally operated devices which control the powsit-ion of" the member 70' on the shaft 27. vSaid devices may be offtheusual'orsnY, suitable constrnction and comprise Figs. 1, 22nd 4)-.a vertical-arm 80, the lower endof fixed-to the left-hand end of a 'rod 81 which is slidablefthrough the two right-hand lugs 2 8 and carries at its right-hand end an upgaged by a bell crank ,83 having a fixed pivot-Stand connected by a link 85 with a 5 bellcrank 86 pivoted at 87 nearthe front. '1 of the machine and having. a forwardly pro} jecting *arm terminating in a finger piece 88 Said finger piece has anedge 89 which. is adapted to cooperate with detentnotches90 cut in the usual front plate 91.-:[When a uniform ribbon is employed thefinger piece' 88 is manipulated to bring the eccentric face 73 into engagement with-the link 67 -so that thereafter, duringvlette'r space ov 35 ments of the carriage, the link will be caused,

to travel automatically back and forth along the slot 64 and thus progressively vary the widthwise portion of the ribbon presented to the types. When a two-color ribbon like 18 is in use on a machine, then the faces T2- and 71 are brought into use to shift the link I .67. to the roper points on the operatinglever for ringing into 1 play respectively the black field and red fieldof the ribbon. When it is desired to dispense entiiely with. the use of the 1'ibbon,'the fingerv piece 88 is manipulated to, bring the face 74 into action against the link'67, thereby forcingthe link so far forward that the pin 66 is above the vertical slot or angular extension 65 Comsequently,v during subsequent operations of; the fainting keys the downward movement of is link 6,7 will lower the in 66in the slot 65 without affecting the 56 the vibrator will remain ino mul position. I I The link 67 with its actuating pin 66 con-' stitutes a connection or device variably settable or shiftable'to different positions to 60 vary the throw of tho vibrator,- and also to yet another position to render inoperative the train of actuating devices by which the vibrator is vibrated; and this settable device is set or shiftedhy means whichinclude ever {61 and perative in norno useless feeding for. waste "of positioning member being adapted to rendei' inoperative the mechanism fo'r'vf'eed'i'ng the ribbon longitudinally. Thus it will be observed. that the face 74 is at the right of Y the member 70', so that tobring said face 70 into, action it is necessary toishift said mem- Eber" to its extreme left-hand position." ,As meson of thisext-reniesh ift, the end ofthe pinzfiogis'brought into engagement with, the-w;

50,:mdwi11 force said member leftward. Th leftward movement ofsaid member-will act as alxp've explainedjthrough-the lever 45 --to force the slidzthle inember 43; forked'dei vice 4O and gear 33' rightward, thus disconfl necting the ribbondriving shaft'from fthef source of power; In ether words, whenever the ribbon w' ibrating niechanisin i s rendered inoperative,- as for m iineographing-= or like i i purposes,- the vlongitudinal v I ribbon" feeding 85 mechanism is at. theqsani'e tilneiautomath.

list there is he r b when it is not being1vibrated-, for co-action w h ty'p 1 a so Itiwill' be," observed that" IypiioYidejiin-I' proved and simplifiedjlmechanisin :foif b; t aining the; ends. sought andw-hiclr' i'nay'l bed i applied to eiristing types"ofqnachines"with: out materiallyalteringthe strncturethereof';

Various: changes :may be madewithout, departing from thespirit and scopeff h i A WhatI clairn as'newandL-desirefto secure by LettersPatent, is

' 1. In a typewriting mach cally rendered inoperative so ine; theicornbi nation of ribbonfeedingme hon vibrator, an operating l actuating the same inclu'din for changing the" normal" link to render it when act everrmeans for g'a' link, means; posit on of said means connected to render said 'r1 erative.

with-said changing means bbton, feeding a means 'in'QIJ-Q nationx of ribbon feeding mechanism; a rib- I vibrator, 'anj operatingJever 'therfo'r', a universal bar, .a link connected directly.to. said universal bar and to; -f saidj"operaltin lever, means forchanging. thepiis tiomo 'saidlink tot-disconnect itfrom s'e'id ing lever, and 'Imeans};eonnected vto f-said 1 means for rendering said ribbori -feeding means inoperative. n'-

1 1220 3. In a ty writing machineythe'.combi nation of rib fzin feeding mechanism, ajrib-j bon vibrator having alsingle normal posi tion, "a train of actuatingdevices connected to said vibrator and comprising a universal? bar, a lever and an intermediate connection, means for shifting said connectionjto vary the throw of the vibrator and 'also to ren der' said train inoperative to move saidfivibrator, said shifting means including a face of the portion 520i the shame mem ",5 i

"loci;

. i0 ufltedgmoperatwey to v Said leverand 'SfildyVlbI'ii-UOI', and a 2;In a type writing'inachine;the

manually shiftable positioning device, and means operative by said positioning device for rendering said ribbon feeding mechanism inoperative. I

4. In a typewriting machine, the combination of ribbon feeding mechanism, a ribbon vibrator, printing key levers, a universal bar underlying said key levers and having a single normal position, connections between said vibrator and said universal bar, means for varying said connectionsto vary the throw of thevibrat-or and also for breaking said connections independently of movement by said universal bar and said vibrator, and means connected with said last.

6. In a front-strike typewrit-ing machine,

the combination of ribbon feeding mechanism, an upright ribbon vibrator, a horizontally disposed operating lever connected therewith and provided with a slot having a horizontal portion and a verticaLportion,

actuating devices for said lever including a vertically disposed link, means for switch ing said link opposite the vertically dis posed portion of said slot, and devices operative at the same time that said link is so switched for rendering said ribbon feeding mechanism inoperative.

.7. In a typewriting machine, the combination of ribbon feeding mechanism, ribbon vibrating devices including a. universal bar,

' a lever and an intermediate connection, and manual means for slnftmg said connectlon tion ofs to vibrate the ribbon variably from a single normal position, said manual means also being operative to switch said connection to inoperative position and the same time to render said ribbon feeding means inoperative.

8.111 a typewriting machine, the combination of ribbon feeding mechanism including separa gears, ribbon vibrating mechanism in hidinga hair, and means in eluding a ey controlled positioning memher for svr lug said link to vary the ac- 1n ting mechanism, said positioning n, iber in one of its positions op- "crating to separate said gears.

v9. In a typevrriting machine, the combioaspao nation of ribbon feeding mechanism, disconnecting devices for rendering the same inoperative, ribbon vibrating mechanism including a variably sett able device, and

a key controlled member for variably setting said device to present difierent \vidthWise portions "of the ribbon to the types when said vibrating mechanism is actuated, said member beingoperative to set said settable device to render said vibrating mechanism inoperative Without changing the normal position of the printing portion of the ribbon and at the same time to actuate said disconnecting devices.

10. In a typewriting machine, the combinatiol'r of ribbon feeding mechanism, disconnecting devices for rencering the same inoperative, ribbon vibrating devices including a shittable link, and a key controlled positioning member comprising a plurality of faces separately cooperative with said link to varythe" act-ion of said vibrating devices, one of the faces of said member being a source of power, ribbon vibrating devices,

including a link. a key-controlled positioning device 'slidable on said driving shaft and co-acting with said link, and devices opera'tive to transmit motion from said positioning device to saidgear to disconnect said gear'trom the source of power. I

12. In a typewriting machine, the combination of ribbon feeding mechanism, disconnecting'devices forrendering the same inoperative, ribbon vibrating devices in eluding a shiftable element, a key controlled positioning member having a circular taco operative to hold said'element in inoperative position and having also a finger adapted to operate said disconnecting devices When said circular face is moved into operative position. I

13. In a typewriting machine, the combination of ribbon feeding mechanism including a pair of separable gears, .ribbon vibrating devices, a key controlled positioning member for varying said vibrating devices, and means controlled by said positioning member for disconnecting said gears, said last named means comprising a pair of oppositely movable members, and connections between the same.

14-. In a typewriting machine, the combination of ribbon feeding mechanism in cluding a pairot separable gears, ribbon vibrating devices, a key controlled positioning member for varying said vibrating de- I a n\ vices without changing the normal post member.

vibrating devices, a

tion of the printin portion of the ribbon, and means control ed by said positionin member for disconnecting said gears, sai last named means comprising a slidable member, a second slidable member and a pivoted device for transmitting movement from one member oppositely to the other 17. In a typewriting machine, the combination of ribbon feeding mechanism including a power shaft and also a pair of. disconnectible gears, ribbon vibrating mechanism including a shiftable link, a key controlled positioning member having a face adapted to hold said link out of o eration and havingalso a lateral finger, a ork op,- erative on one of said gears to disconnect it from the other gear, a slidable spring controlled member supporting said fork, a second slidable member operative by said finger, and a lever connecting said slidable members.

18. In a typewriting machine, the com- 'bination of ribbon feeding mechanismya ribbon vibrator having a single normal position; a train of actuating devices connected to said vibrator, said train includin' a 15. In a typewriting machine, the combination of ribbon feeding mechanism including a pair of separable ears, ribbon vibrating devices, a key contro led positioning member for varying said vibrating devices without changingthe normal position of the printing portion of the ribbon, and means controlled by said positioning member for disconnecting said gears, said last named means comprising opposite slidable plates and a lever of the first order connecting said plates' 16. In a typewriting machine, the combination of ribbon feeding mechanism including a pair of separable gears, ribbon key contro led positioning member for varying said vibrating devices without changing the normal position of the printing portion of the ribbon,-means controlled by said positioning member for disconnecting said gears, said last named means comprising a slidable member, a sec- 0nd slidable member, devices for transmitting movement from one member oppositely to the other member, and a spring adapted to maintain said members in a predetermined normal position.

day of June, A. D. 1910. .7

- g HERBERT H. STEELE, Witnesses:

WILLARD O. HAv,

CLARENCE A. DELANI) Copies 01 this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the "Commissioner o: Patents, Washington, D. 0.

variably shiftable device; means for shiftondaga', and State of New York, this 17th 

